Cinespace Chicago Film Studios

Distinguishing itself from all other film programs in the United States and formed in alliance with Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, DePaul's School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) boasts a 32,000 square foot professional production facility located in the heart of Chicago's booming destination for film and television. At DePaul Cinespace Studios, SCA students learn filmmaking crafts and techniques from highly accomplished faculty and staff on industry-standard equipment mere steps away from high-profile network productions filming on the Cinespace Studios lot. Both SCA students and alumni have found ample opportunities working on hit television shows, including Fox's
Empire; Showtime's The Chi; NBC's
Chicago Fire,
Chicago PD, and
Chicago Med; Amazon's
The Patriot; and Netflix's
Sense 8.

Getting Here

DePaul Cinespace Shuttle

CDM provides a shuttle to Cinespace during the fall, winter, and spring terms, Monday through Thursday. The bus stop is located on the southeast corner of Jackson and Wabash (55 E. Jackson Ave., outside Starbucks) and departs 30 minutes before class (8:00am for 8:30am classes, 12:45pm for 1:15pm classes, and 5:30pm for 6:00pm classes). The shuttle departs Cinespace to return to CDM 15 minutes after classes end.

Walking, Driving or CTA

Whether walking, driving, or taking public transit, there are plenty of options to easily get to our offsite professional production facility. View
pdf map.

Equipment

Each stage at the facility has a "stage package" of lighting, grip, and power distribution to handle most productions. In addition to the stage packages, we have an extensive inventory of industry-standard motion picture equipment available to students both on the stage and on location. This includes tungsten, HMI, fluorescent & LED fixtures, hydraulic dollies, advanced rigging, advanced sound, production supplies and equipment carts.
Standard Stage Package

The Camera Vault

The Camera Vault

The Camera Vault is the checkout facility for all high-end camera equipment in the School of Cinematic Arts. The Camera Vault staff is available to answer your questions about all things regarding cameras and to help with reserving equipment. SCA has an extensive inventory of industry-standard camera equipment. Each advanced camera has a certification exam. Arri, RED, Sony, Cannon, Ziess, and Cooke are just some of the names seen on our shelves.

Certification

The Camera Vault conducts individual camera workshops open to all current students during the fall, winter, and spring terms based on camera availability. Additionally, students interested in cameras and the camera department can take a two-credit hour Camera Assistant Workshop (DC368) for hands on experience with the advanced camera inventory.